Badr Ḩunayn climate — normals and trends
Badr Ḩunayn (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Badr Ḩunayn averages 0 frost days, 270 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 9 rainy days per year.
Badr Ḩunayn has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.1 °C (on 24 August 2017) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 4 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Badr ḨunaynMedina Region
- coords
- 23.78°, 38.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
85mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
270 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
9 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
50.1 °C
24 August 2017
Coldest day
5.2 °C
4 January 1942
Wettest day
85 mm
5 December 1961
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
18 December 1985
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
3 February 2006
Hottest feels-like
50.4 °C
20 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
0.6 °C
3 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 39.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 40.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 39.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 38.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 56 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Badr Ḩunayn?
Badr Ḩunayn has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Badr Ḩunayn?
The hottest day measured in Badr Ḩunayn between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2017, reaching 50.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Badr Ḩunayn?
The coldest day measured in Badr Ḩunayn between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1942, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Badr Ḩunayn?
Almost never: Badr Ḩunayn sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Badr Ḩunayn warmed?
Yes: Badr Ḩunayn warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Badr Ḩunayn?
The wettest day measured in Badr Ḩunayn between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1961, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Badr Ḩunayn?
The windiest day measured in Badr Ḩunayn between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1985, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Badr Ḩunayn?
The warmest month in Badr Ḩunayn is August (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Badr Ḩunayn?
Badr Ḩunayn receives on average 85 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 9 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Badr Ḩunayn?
Badr Ḩunayn gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Badr Ḩunayn?
Yes: Badr Ḩunayn has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Badr Ḩunayn?
In Badr Ḩunayn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.4 °C on 20 August 2017, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 3 February 1968.
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